Brigitta Busch curriculum vitae 1/18 Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Brigitta Busch Neugebäudestr. 7/2 A-1110 Vienna, Austria Phone: +43 1 943 08 52 Mobile: +43 699 110 45 524 Department of Linguistics University of Vienna Sensengasse 3a, A-1090 Vienna, Austria Phone: +43 1 4277 41724 Fax: +4314277 9417 [email protected] A – ACADEMIC CAREER B – RESEARCH C – TEACHING D – CONFERENCES E – OTHER ACTIVITIES F – PERSONALIA A – ACADEMIC CAREER Since 2012 Berta Karlik Professorship for Applied Linguistics at the University of Vienna 2010–2012 Interim professorship for Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies at the University of Vienna (chair of prof. Ruth Wodak) 2009 Appointment as member of the Advisory Committee of the Councils of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 2004 Postdoctoral diploma (habilitation) at the University of Vienna, with a thesis on media and public sphere in multilingual societies (title: Sprachen im Disput. Medien und Öffentlichkeit in mehrsprachigen Gesellschaften) 2003–2010 Senior research fellow at the Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna; regular lectures at the University of Klagenfurt (Faculty for Cultural Sciences) 2001–2012 Regular cooperation with PRAESA, University of Cape Town 1999–2003 Head of the Centre for Intercultural Studies (CIS) at the University of Klagenfurt 1998 PhD, doctoral thesis (summa cum laude) at the University of Klagenfurt on minority media and cultural identity (title: Der virtuelle Dorfplatz. Minderheitenmedien, Gloablisierung und kulturelle Identität) 1996 M.A., magister thesis (summa cum laude) at the University of Klagenfurt on intercultural and bilingual education in Austria 1990–1996 Studies of Slavistics and Intercultural Communication at the University of Klagenfurt 1989 Enrolment as external student at the University of Klagenfurt 1992–1999 Expert of the Council of Europe (1992–1995 Department of Human Rights; 1995–1999 Political Department; main field of activity: Development of the Programme of Confidence-Building Measures) 1980–1992 Freelance journalist for various media: e.g. Fédération Européenne des Radios Libres, Le monde diplomatique (France), Ulenspiegel (Austria/Switzerland) 1977–1992 Working in agriculture Brigitta Busch curriculum vitae 2/18 1973–1976 Schooling for agricultural work (with a specialisation on regional development) in France, Switzerland and Austria 1972 Matura (high-school graduation, with distinction) in Vienna 1971–1972 Bundesgymnasium Wien XVI 1970–1971 St. David's School, Ashford (UK) 1965–1970 Bundesgymnasiums Wien X 1960–1965 Volksschule Wien IV Visiting professorships and research fellowships University of the Western Cape, fellowship at the Centre for Multilingualism and Diversity Research CMDR, April to May 2014 University of Strasbourg, visiting professorship, February to March 2014 University of Cape Town, Mellon Fellowship at the Department of Linguistics, January to March 2013 University of Cape Town, PRAESA, visiting professorship, February to July 2005 University of Cape Town, PRAESA, annual fellowships, 2001–2010 B – RESEARCH Research projects Mehrsprachigkeit und Resilienz. Eine transdiszipinäre explorative Pilotstudie [Multilingualism and resilience. A transdisciplinary explorative study]. Landesklinikum Tulln, with Martin Aigner (MedUni Wien), Luise Reddemann (University of Klagenfurt), 2012–2013 ESPRIS – Emanzipatorische Sprachlernmethoden im Salzkammergut [emancipatory methods of language learning], with BIS (Bildungszentrum Salzkammergut), funded by EFS and Ministry of Education, 2012–2014 Mehr Sprachen = mehr [Mit] Sprache [More languages, more participation], with LEFÖ, funded by EFS and Ministry of Education, 2012–2014 Lesen und Lernen in drei Sprachen [reading and learning in three languages], with J. Purkarthofer, funded by the Austrian Ministry for Education, 2011–2012 On-line inquiry among teachers of community languages in the view of establishing training modules, commissioned by the Austrian Ministry of Education, 2011 When Plurilingual Speakers Encounter Unilingual Environments. Migrants from African Countries in Vienna: Language Practices and Institutional Communication (PluS), funded by Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschungs- und Technologiefonds (WWTF), 2011–2013 Gelebte Mehrsprachigkeit. Eine qualitative Untersuchung der Schulerfahrungen von AbsolventInnen des mehrsprachigen Kugy-Zweiges des BG/BRG für Slowenen und ihres Umgangs mit Mehrsprachigkeit [Living multilingualism. A qualitative study on school experiences of former students of the multilingual Kugy stream at the Slovenian high school in Klagenfurt], funded by the Austrian Chancellery (office for minorities), 2010 Brigitta Busch curriculum vitae 3/18 Programmanalyse freie Radios: Mehrsprachigkeit und lokal generierte Programme als Aspekte von public value [Analysing the programs of community broadcasters: multilingualism and localy produced programs as aspects of public value], funded by RTR (Austrian radio regulation authority), 2009–2010 Sag's! Sprachen aus guter Schule. Schulsprachprofile Burgenland [School language profiles in Burgenland], in cooperation with the Pedagogic High School Eisenstadt, 2009–2011 Jeder Tag Sprache: Erfahrungen mit zweisprachigem Lehren und Lernen in heterogenen Klassen [bilingual teaching and learning in heterogeneous classrooms: school language profiles in Carinthia] with Ursula Doleschal (University of Klagenfurt), funded by the Austria Ministry of Education, 2009–2010 Exploring heteroglossia in peripheries: Valorisation of linguistic resources in multilingual schools, with the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and the University of Uppsala (Sweden), 2009–2011 Improving the quality of education in South Africa: the literacy and numeracy challenge, with Neville Alexander (UCT), funded by the Education Department of the Western Cape, the Ford Foundation and the Royal Netherlands Embassy of South Africa, 2007–2011 Cultural Policies and Diversity, with U. Meinhof, update of the project Changing City Spaces (5th framework programme of the EU), commissioned by the European Commission, 2007–2008 Der Beitrag freier Radios zu sozialer Inklusion und Meinungsvielfalt [Community radios contributing to social inclusion and diversity of opinions], research project commissioned by the RTR (Austrian radio regulation authority), 2007–2008 Sprachenvielfalt in Kärnten. Sprachenbiographische Zugänge in Wissenschaft und Bildung [Linguistic diversity in Carinthia. Language biographical approaches in research and education], funded by the Austrian Chancellery (office for minorities) and the Austrian UNESCO Commission, 2006–2008 [edu:comm] – Education via Communication in Communities, with E. Kuntschner (Vienna), funded by the European Union, Sokrates, Grundtvig learning partnerships, 2004–2006 Linguistic diversity and literacy in a global perspective: a comparative look at practices in European and African countries, with N. Alexander, C. Bloch, V. Edwards, I. Gogolin, Kuma' Ndumbe, M. Tadadjeu, project in the 2nd medium term programme of the European Centre of Modern Languages, co-funded by UNESCO Commission, 2004–2006 Didaktik in heterogenen Klassen. Sprachliche Vielfalt und Nutzung des sprachlichen Umfelds [Learning in heterogeneous environments. Linguistic diversity and language awareness], funded by the Austrian Ministry of Education, 2005–2006 Changing City Spaces: New Challenges to Cultural Policies in Europe, project in the 5th framework programme of the European Union, with U. Meinhof (University of Southampton), R. Wodak (University of Vienna), 2003–2005 Inter.Media: Intercultural Training for non-commercial media in Europe, with Bürgermedienzentrum Ludwigshafen, funded by the European Commission, 2003–2006 Border discourse: changing nations, changing stories in European border communities, with U. Meinhof (University of Southampton), B. Hipfl (University of Klagenfurt), project in the 5th framework programme of the EU, 1999–2002 Constructions of Cultural Identity in Madagascar, funded by the research commission of the University of Klagenfurt, 1999–2000 The televisual construction of the 20th century, with U. Meinhof (University of Southampton), funded by AHRB, British Council, 1999–2001 Bilingual radio for children and youth, with A. Kaiser, P. Herceg (Burgenländische Forschungsgesellschaft), funded by the EU Programme for Lesser Used Languages and the Austrian Chancellery (office for minorities, 1998/99 Multilingual education in Madagascar, with D. Larcher (University of Klagenfurt) funded by the Research commission of the University of Klagenfurt), 1998 Brigitta Busch curriculum vitae 4/18 C – TEACHING Academic Teaching University of Vienna, Department of Linguistics: in the framework of the Berta Karlik Professorship, since 2012 in the framework of the professorship in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, 2010–2012 as university lecturer, 2004–2010 Introduction to Applied Linguistics (lecture and seminar), 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14 Multilingualism and Post-Colonial Approaches, 2013/14 Multilingualism (BA/MA seminar), 2011, 2011/12, 2012, 2012/13 Language Policy, 2013 Biographical Approaches in Linguistics (BA/MA seminar), 2010 Sociological and Cultural Theories for Linguists, 2010, 2011, 2013 Minority Languages, 2009/10, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Special Issues in Sociolinguistics: Media and Intercultural Communication, 2004, 2006, 2008 Special Issues in Sociolinguistics: Language Biographies – Theories and Methods, 2005, 2007 Research Methods, 2009, 2011, 2011/12